by the Family Violence Prevention Fund

About the author: The Family Violence Prevention Fund is an international organization that works to prevent violence within the home and in the community through public education and advocacy.

Battered women’s advocates are speaking out against Bush Administration proposals that could potentially endanger victims of domestic violence who receive public assistance.

At a time of broad and deep budget cuts, President George W. Bush proposes earmarking several million dollars in federal welfare funds for states and local communities to develop programs that encourage poor couples to marry and stay married. Some Administration officials have said that they do not want to force women into abusive relationships or make it more difficult for them to leave abusive relationships, but battered women’s advocates think that is...